Public broadcaster TVP is first target in new government’s attempt to create a more tolerant country after eight years of PiS rule. On his first day as the new head of TVP, the sprawling Polish public television broadcaster, Tomasz Sygut spent four hours locked in his office while a crowd …
Read More »23 Niger Republic soldiers killed in terrorist ambush
Niger Republic said 23 of its soldiers were killed in a “terrorist” ambush near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a western region prone to jihadist attacks. Niger is ruled by military leaders who seized power in a July coup, citing a worsening security situation as justification for the …
Read More »NEMA blames water scarcity as fire razes four Lagos buildings
The Lagos zone of the National Emergency Management Agency has blamed the escalation of the fire incident that engulfed four buildings in the Idumota area of the Lagos Island Local Government Area of the state on the lack of a water source. The NEMA State Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed this …
Read More »Man rapes minor for three months, bags 20-year jail term.
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man, Dennis Okubiat, to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl for three months, which caused urinary incontinence. Justice Ismail Ijelu held that the victim had testified that she went for evangelism and, in the …
Read More »Racism victim Vinicius Jnr among five who could be next £100m footballer
Moises Caicedo and Declan Rice joined the £100m club last summer but who will be the next £100m footballer? They’re likely to come from this list… Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) The most-abused player in elite football? Quite possibly. Vinicius Jnr has been the target of horrendous racist abuse across Spain, …
Read More »Soldiers’ killing: Army, Delta community differ over reprisal as troops arrest 20
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said the Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where military personnel were killed, had resorted to propaganda. It denied any form of reprisal on the community, as GISTFOX NEWS gathered that about 20 suspects have been arrested. Also on …
Read More »Rivers police arrest suspected cultist for killing two
The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a notorious cultist allegedly involved in a series of killings and armed robbery within the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt and other parts of the state. The police said the cultist identified as Samuel Nwokoma, aged 25, with his gang, …
Read More »School abduction: Gumi offers to negotiate with bandits
Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has revealed his intention to dialogue with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. Gumi said this in a bid to facilitate the release of the abducted schoolchildren …
Read More »Commuters lament as ‘one chance’ robbers invade Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Motorists and passengers plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have lamented the increase in the operations of ‘one-chance’ robbers in the Mowe/Ibafo-Berger area of the road. Some passengers who spoke to GISTFOX NEWS at the weekend said the road is no longer safe for them to use due to the activities of …
Read More »“Please call this people, make dem take this light small”- Abia resident appeals to state governor as they enjoy excess power supply (Video)
An Abia resident has taken to social media to appeal to the State Governor, Alex Otti, requesting him to intervene and address the issue of excessive power supply in the area. In a video that has gone viral, the resident expresses his frustration with the constant availability of electricity and urges the governor to take …
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